Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Tribe's pitching the difference

The Indians' bullpen has been dominate.
Indians starters Jake Westbrook in Game 3 and Paul Byrd in Game 4 did their job.
That's been the difference.
And that's why the Indians hold a 3-1 lead over the Red Sox.
Unless Boston can pull itself off the mat with some miracle pitching, the Red Sox are done.
Stick a fork in them.
Indians MVP Rafael Betancourt turned in two more perfect innings of relief Tuesday. That gives him 5.1 shutout innings for the ALCS. Jensen Lewis and Joe Borowski have also done their jobs in the pen.
Meanwhile, Boston's pen with Manny Delcarmen, Eric Gagne, Javier Lopez has been a mess. And Red Sox starters Tim Wakefield, Dice-K and aging Curt Schilling have all taken a beating. Only ace Josh Beckett has pitched well.
The Indians have the superior pitching and a bullpen that has been nasty.
The Red Sox are teetering on saying good night.
And it's because of the Indians' pitching.

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